2009 was made possible, or made more fun, with help from the following: Monty the dog, keeping us active and giving Martha someone to 'mother' the Michael Wells and Tom Mumford dog-sitting services, for when we had to be away Apple's wonderful lap...
[caption id="attachment_581" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Happy New Year 2010 (photo credit: ayeb at deviantart)"][/caption] "Aim at nothing, and you're sure to hit it." With that quote in mind, we've been thinking about what we want t...
Sam's dedication saw the opportunity for another family gathering in Bristol. Martha, myself and my parents decided to make a weekend of it. We stayed together at 9 Princes Buildings B&B in Clifton, just down from the Avon Gorge Hotel, with simila...
We've had Maggie for 10 weeks now, and yesterday we measured her weight again as we do most weeks. (Thanks, MacDonalds Vets!) She's now only 24kg, down from 31kg when we first knew her. That's almost a quarter of her weight in just 10 weeks. Don't...
Maggie's been with us for a month, and so high time for a decent picture of her: With lots of help from Martha, she's now doing 5 miles walkies a day, and so not surprisingly she's losing some necessary weight. Down from 31kg to 28kg so far, but s...
We were discussing giving E a lift to her end-of-school Ball, and debating who was going to drive. Remember that S is also now learning to drive ... S: I could drive you E: But you haven't even got beyond 2nd gear yet S: You don't need more than 2...
We spent most of the weekend with Tim and Ann in Romsey, talking, eating and generally relaxing. This morning we sat in their lovely new conservatory sipping coffee, enjoying the sun, and listening to the birds sing as we discussed Ignatian spirit...